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2 brothers charged with attempted murder in Northside gun battle

Star report
5:54 p.m. EDT July 25, 2014

Shaun White, 19, Indianapolis, faces a preliminary charge of attempted murder after a slew of gunfire on Thursday, July 24, 2014, on Indianapolis’ Northside. An 87-year-old woman sitting on her porch was wounded in the crossfire.
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Indianapolis police arrested two brothers Friday after a hail of gunfire on the Northside on Thursday night that struck a police cruiser and wounded a woman sitting on her porch.

Shaun White, 19, Indianapolis, and his 17-year-old brother, who was not identified because he is a juvenile, face a preliminary charge of attempted murder in the incident, according to a news release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Sally Lisenby, 87, was shot in the arm in the crossfire while sitting on the porch of her home in the 3300 block of Carrollton Avenue and “continues to recover,” police said.

An officer who responded at about 4:37 p.m. to reports of shots being fired also came under fire from one of the suspects as he exited his cruiser near the intersection of East 34th Street and North Guilford Avenue. The officer was not shot and did not return fire as the suspect fled on foot.

The IMPD release also said that detectives believe a third unidentified person may have been involved in the incident and also may have been injured.

“Detectives believe that this third person may have been arguing with the two brothers which prompted the shooting,” the release said.